secours

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French secors, socors, from Vulgar Latin *succursum, from Latin succursus. Compare Italian soccorso, Portuguese socorro and Spanish socorro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə.kuʁ/
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Noun

secours m (plural secours)

  1. aid; assistance; help
    Synonym: aide

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